Facial at home in Downtown Dubai

Evenings and early mornings

Every day from 8am to 10pm. A late session can end as late as 1am. In Downtown, late afternoon is the favourite slot: a facial at around 4pm leaves time to rest, dress and walk to dinner. You can book the same day with at least 4 hours of notice, when an aesthetician is free. Weekend mornings suit residents who want a quiet start before the Boulevard fills up.

Staying in a hotel or holiday home? Read sessions in your hotel room.

Prefer a massage? See massage at home in Downtown Dubai.

Getting ready for a Downtown evening

An evening in Downtown often has a timetable: a show at a set hour, a table booked weeks ago, photos by the fountains. A facial that comes to your apartment takes the rush out of it. You can lie down with wet hair, skip the drive back from a salon and move straight on to make-up when your aesthetician has packed away.

Choose a facial that leaves the skin calm. Hydra Glow and Vitamin C are the usual picks for the same day. If you want a few minutes of stillness at the end, the Red-light LED face mask add-on (AED 90) sits over the face while the last mask works. Leave stronger options, such as dermaplaning or retinol, for a quieter week, and tell your aesthetician what time you need to be ready so the session runs to your schedule.

If you are getting ready with friends, give each person their own booking and stagger the start times.

Apartments by the Boulevard and the Opera District

Most Downtown homes are apartments in towers, from one-bedroom flats to larger units with long views. The treatment table needs less room than people expect. Good spots include:

Whichever room you pick, set the air conditioning to a comfortable level and close the blinds partly if afternoon sun falls across the table. If your building asks visitors to register at the desk, let them know a RHEA aesthetician is expected, and add the tower name and apartment number to the booking. At the end, everything is packed away and the room goes back to normal, ready for the evening.

• A living room with the sofa and coffee table nudged aside, near a window for daylight.
• A main bedroom with space at the foot of the bed and a lamp you can dim.
• A dressing area, if it has room to walk around the table.
• A hotel room with the desk chair moved into a corner.

Visitors, family stays and a calm day in

Downtown hosts a lot of guests: families in town for a celebration, friends staying in a holiday apartment, couples on a city break. After a long day on foot in the sun, a facial at home is one of the easiest ways to slow down without leaving the building.

If you are visiting, think about timing around flights. Give your skin an evening to rest after landing, then book the next day; a Hydra Glow or the Hyaluronic Hydration Facial is a good start for skin that feels dry. Prefer a body treatment instead? Book a massage separately. You can see all treatments and their durations on our facials page, and every price in one place on the prices page.

If several people in the group want facials, each person makes a separate booking, and the times can follow one another at the same address. There is no rush.